Polish applying and rubbing implement



"March 27; 1928.

I r 1,663,545 E. A. FARISH POLISH A'PPLYING AND RUBBING mrmsmnuw FiledFeb. 27. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 March 27, 1928. 1363545 E. A. FARISHPOLISH APPLYING AND RUBBING' IMPLEMENT I Filed Feb. 27. 1924 2Sheets-Sheet 2 mmwia M? A TToK/VE Y5 Patented Mar. 27, 1928.

UNITED STA TESTPATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD ALPHONSE PARISH, OF AUTEUIL. FRANCE. 7

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Application filed February 27, 1924, serial -No. 695,404, and in FranceMarch 1, 1923,

This invention relates primarily to a self contained brushfor scraping,brushing, applying polish and shining bootsand shoes.

According to thisinventlon the pol sh 1s suppliedto the brush vfrom atube earned in the handle of the brush and is forced from the tube intothe bristles of the brush by some suitable arrangement; "The brush isdivided into several parts compris ng the cleaning brush, the brush forapplying the polish and the polishing brush, so; arrange as not tointerfere with one another. The brush is preferably supplied with ascraper.

To force the polish from thetube a'special key may be uscdwhich canserve for several successive tubes of polish. Such key may consist of arod with a slot in it, one end of which is supplied with ,means forturning" it and the other end with a flat removable head. When the keyis turned the rod rolls ,along the'top of the brush at the same timewinding up the tube and forcing out the polish.

Inplace of a slottedkey in which the thin 5 end of the tube is encloseda roller maybe used, carried on a spindle having toothed wheels that runalong arack. Thisroller is also provided with means for turning it andso squeezing and flattening out the tube as it is turned.

The tube of polish used with this brush has preferably a neck curved soas to penetrate into the bristles of the polishing brush; this neck vmaybe removable, so that it can be fitted to another tube when thepolishhas run out.

An arrangement may be provided for securing the tube in position,consisting of a,

plate sliding transversely to the brush and having in it a slot, oneendof which is sufiicicntly large for'theneck of the tube to pass throughit so that when the plate is in its displaced position, the enlargedportionof the slot corresponds with the passage in the brush and thetube may be removed.

The Wood mountingsare preferably independent of one another, andseparate, so as to facilitate their replacement. These parts of themounting are carried in a metal plate forminga frame whose edges aresuitably bent to engage in slots or grooves in the sides of themounting. a a I The central part of the mounting may, instead of thepolishing brush, consist of a pad covered with. some suitable polishingmaterial (plush, wool, etc.) which can easily be replaced.

The use of this brush saves a great deal of time and labour in cleaningand polishing shoes, and also prevents the fingers from becoming soiledand the trouble of having a number of brushes and aseparate tin of bootpolish. In this case the polish is applied to the polishing brush by themere (1 movement of the key and the tube of polish when finished may bereplacedby another ure's 3 and 4 are similar views withthe cover closed;Figures 5 and-6 are detail views of the'tube containing polish. Figure 7is a side elevation of amodification with the cover raised. Figure 8 isa plan view with V the cover removed. Figures 9 and were V respectivelysections on the lines 1-1 and 2--2 of Figure 7 the tube containing thepolish being'omitted in Figure 10. Figure 11 shows a modification of thecentral part of the mounting. Figures 12 and 13 show alternative forms,of the key having a roller for compressing the tube containing thepolish. a g

The implement comprises a plurality of mountings -including a polishingbrush 6' on a'w ood back a, a dust removing brush b and a polishapplying brush 6, respectively mounted on backs a, a, carried by theback a.

Backs a, 0& and c are secured to and supported upon a'metal plate orsupport 0 terminating at one endin a projection 0 which acts as ascraper for removing mud. To the other end of plate 0 a cover 0 ishingedly secured as indicated at d which cover encloses the tubecontaining polish. Covere.

is preferably given a rounded shape to form a handle and is maintainedin. its closed position by means of a plate gwhich maybe turned on itspivot it so thatits edge g comes over a projection at on cover :0. Toenable a better grip to be obtained of the cover ;c, the back a thereofis provided on itssideswith grooves p e The element 7: 1s a tubecontaining polish, arranged within the cover a with its neck a" given afurther turn when it (the cap having previously been removed) in apassage 7: formed in the back a which leads to the bristles ofv brush 6After the neck 2" of tube 2' has been placed in passage k the tube 71 isbent back fiat on to the back a and the thin end ofthetube is insertedin the slot of a key Z. The cover 6 is then secured in position and thebrush is ready for use; polish is expelled from the tube by turning thekey Z by the aid of its projecting head Z.

To clean a shoe it is first scraped with. scraper c, then brushed withthe brush Z), key Z is given a turn or two so as to wind up part of thetube on to the key and so force polish through passage 76 into the heirsof brush 6 The shoeis then rubbed with brush 5 to apply the polish andthereafter polished with brush 6''. The brush is now ready to cleananother shoe. the key Z being is necessary to supply brush 6 with morepolish. When tube iis empty it is replaced by a fresh tube. Tube 2'preferably takes the form either as illustrated in Figure 5 or Figure 6.In Figure 5 the tube isprovided with a removable curved neck m which, asillustrated,

screws on to-the neck of the tube, but it may be otherwise. securedthereto. the curved, neck m is a fixture'on tube 2' and may terminate ina screw cap.v

In Figures 7 to 10, A, A A indicate in the first form of theinventionthe backs of the three brushes formed as separate mountings but in thismodifications they are removably mounted on: the metal plate or supporta. The edges 1 of the plates C are bent so as to engage in recesses2, asin Figure 9, or in grooves 3, as in. Figure 10,.

formed in the sides of the brush backs A,

A A The back A may, as shown in Figure 11, be provided with a pad in:place of a brush B; the pad. may be formed of a. cover 4 of linen, plushor other suitable material, a piece of Wood 5 and. a layer of feltbetween cover 4 and the wood 5.

The wood 5 may be secured to the back a by means of a suitable screw.Thecover 4 is held in position by a spring wire clip 6, engaging agroove 7 in. the wood. 5. Two pins or nails 8 pass into holes in thewood 5 and hold it in position. The hollow grip or cover E is completelyremovable. One of its ends 9- engages aslot 9" in plate C while itsother end 9 is secured to-the other endof the plate by a small springcatch 10 which rides over a projection 10 on the end of the back A Analternative form of winding key consists, as is shown in Figure 8, of asplit rod provided at one end with a screw head 11 and at the other endwith a head 12 in which is a turning loop 13. This key operates as In.Figure 6:

before and may be used for successive tubes of polish.

To withdraw the key, head 11 is unscrewed and the rod withdrawn from thetube without it being necessary to unwind it. The heads 11 and 1 2serve, moreover, as guides and prevent any displacement of the key.

' In place of a key a roller 14 (Figures 12 and 13.), may squeeze thetube I.. The spindle of roller 14 has fast on it two toothed wheels 15which engage in racks 1-6 projecting through slots in the plate E Thespindle portion 17 of roller 14 engages in slots 18 and 18" in the sideof the cover 6 and is rotated? by turning loop 13. The neck I of tube. Iis held in: position on the back A by a side-.21. operated by a: handle22; slide 21 has a. hole 23ithrough whichthe neck I can pass freely,anda. narrower slot 24 leading into hole 2-3 when. the slide is in itsholding position, the edges of slot 2e engage grooves I formed in theneck of thetube, so holding it firmly. Brush B is fi'eefrom bristleswhere the neck I is led out so as not to impede the expulsion. of polishfrom tube I.

The bruslr herein described with reference.

mounting having a hole therein leading tothe rubbing surface thereof forreceiving a portion of said tube, and means for ejecting polish fromsaid tube.

2. In a polishing implement provided with a rubbing surface, acollapsible tube containing polish and provided with an outlet pipe,saidou-tlet pipe having agrooved portion thereon. means for retainingsaid tube on said implement, said implement having a hole thereinleading to the rubbing surface thereof for receiving the outlet pipe ofsaidcollapsible tube, means for ejecting polish from. said tube, aslideprovided with a hole allowing the easy passage of said pipetherethroughand with a narrower slot communicating with said hole adapted to engagethe grooved portion of said pipe and keep it in position. i

In'testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname this 9th day of February, 1924.

EDWARD ALPHONSE FARISH.

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